A 37-year-old surfer was tragically killed in a shark attack in Australia this week, authorities announced Tuesday.
The Western Australia Police Force said the incident occurred at around 12:10 PM on Monday at Wharton Beach.
Officials said they recovered the man's surfboard in the immediate aftermath of the encounter -- and it had bite marks on it. The surfer's body, though, has still not yet been recovered.
"It is heartbreaking, obviously," Esperance police senior sergeant Chris Taylor told reporters just outside one of the pristine beach's entrances. "And the whole community of Esperance feels the pain.